How do you setup/create a webpage?

Question

Been working with HTML and CSS in the hopes of one day soon setting up a webpage. I want to set up something public so I can view my work on various devices and maybe even show off to a friend or two, my question is, "How do I set up a webpage?" What are some good tools to use? What are some tips I should know going in?

Answer 1

In one approach you'll need a server or a web hosting. You create your documents and/or scripts, put it on that server — voila! For most servers and hostings you need to pay some monthly fee to the provider. There are some free ones, but they have a lot of limitations/complications.

Second approach is not creating your own website, but using some service with preinstalled CMS. This is something in between of having a facebook page and having your own website, that you created. You may try messing with one very popular CMS on wordpress.com, for example.

The details of "setting up a webpage" vary a lot, depending on the approach you choose and what you want to achieve. You can even set up a web server to play with on your computer — I would recommend you try this to get familiar with web servers.

Answer 2

made my first webpage myself without any cms. i recommend that as part of your training as web-dev. is not that difficult to do. and you learn a lot.